Lakshmi D. Kartha, M.D., MBA

Lakshmi D. Kartha, M.D., MBA

Lakshmi D. Kartha, M.D., MBA

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine
UofL Physicians Outpatient Center
401 East Chestnut Street, Ste. 690
Louisville, KY 40202
502-852-5841 - Academic Office
502-588-4710 - Patient Appointments

    Clinical Expertise
    Pulmonology; Critical Care Medicine


    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Internal Medicine -
      Internal Medicine / Pulmonary Disease

    Education and Training

    • Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
    • Residency: Case Western Reserve University MetroHealth
    • Fellowship: Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    • MBA: University of Louisville College of Business

    Featured Publications

    • Cherry AD, Hauck JN, Andrew BY, Li YJ, Privratsky JR, Kartha LD, Nicoara A, Thompson A, Mathew JP, Stafford-Smith M. Intraoperative renal resistive index threshold as an acute kidney injury biomarker. J Clin Anesth. 2020 May;61:109626. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2019.109626. Epub 2019 Nov 4. PMID: 31699495; PMCID: PMC6962557.
    • Andrew BY, Cherry AD, Hauck JN, Nicoara A, Maxwell CD, Konoske RM, Thompson A, Kartha LD, Swaminathan M, Stafford-Smith M. The Association of Aortic Valve Pathology With Renal Resistive Index as a Kidney Injury Biomarker. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jul;106(1):107-114. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.020. Epub 2018 Feb 7. PMID: 29427619; PMCID: PMC6019136.